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Websites of Israel bourse, airline brought down

Websites of Israel bourse, airline brought down
AFP
Cyber security expert Ron Porat said Israel's military and government sites were protected by an advanced level of security, with corporate and civilian websites more open to attack. "El Al and the Israeli Stock Exchange are some of the bodies that ...AFP

Hackers Hit Zappos, 24 Million CustomersPC MagazineBy Adario Strange With online shopping hitting record levels of adoption this past holiday season, it may seem to many that we're on the brink of a golden age of online commerce. But a hacking incident suffered by Zappos just last night could give some ...

EZW to work with TRA to boost cyber security
Telecompaper (subscription)
Economic Zones World (EZW) has signed a MoU with the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to boost its information systems and strengthen cyber security across its operations. Under the deal, EZW and TRA, represented by the UAE Computer ...

HMRC misses deadline to create cyber crime teams
The Guardian
The government has repeatedly said that it plans to address the lack of IT security experts in Whitehall and late last year published its cyber security strategy outlining how it plans to tackle the issue. It was revealed earlier this month that the ...

Deltek: IT spending expected to peak in 2013 at $40.8B
Washington Post
The efforts that will drive that early peak — data center consolidation, increased cybersecurityspending and a move toward cloud computing — are likely to mean fewer contract dollars in the longer term. Mature cloud computing technologies and ...

Far East to fight US in deals spree
Business Weekly
The hotspots are: Cyber Security; FinTech; Big Data and Smartphones. And Stuart Newman, senior partner at PwC in Cambridge, said the acquisition pot will be seasoned and stirred by an Asian-US scrap for bargains. He said: “Well-funded US corporate ...

SOPA delayed amidst growing criticism
MCV
The announcement comes after the ruling Obama administration stated that it “ would not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurityrisk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet”. ...MCV

What to watch: Week of Jan. 16
Washington Post
Women in Technology plans to host a session with a Defense Department official on the agency's strategy for cybersecurity, mobile technology and cloud computing, beginning at 6 pm at the Gannett Building, 7950 Jones Branch Dr. in McLean. ...

USDA to close Woodbury Food and Nutrition Service office
NJ.com
USDA also plans to implement a series of other changes that will save taxpayers' money, including consolidating more than 700 cell phone plans into about 10 and standardize civil rights training and purchases of cyber security products.

10 strategic issues with Obama's East Asia "pivot"
CNN (blog)
Until then, bet on cyber security sucking up every loose dollar in the shrinking defense budget. The scary part? Mess up counter-insurgency and you get a quagmire, but mess up cyber warfare and . . . nobody's quite sure what you get. ...CNN (blog)

Getting “Internet Freedom” Straight
TechCrunch
The United States should be in the lead in formulating acceptable international definitions of Internet freedom, aggression, and cyber security that respect widely-recognized human rights. It will also need to continually articulate the distinction ...TechCrunch

OSCE head: Building confidence and reducing tensions
Trend.az
Whether it be organised crime or terrorism, cyber security or trafficking in human beings, no one country can tackle these issues without the cooperation of its neighbours. The OSCE is also to the fore in dealing with the so-called protracted ...Trend.az

The so-called Iranian nuclear threat by Mehmet Kalyoncu*
Today's Zaman
... all of the states in the region and the ethno-religious groups within each state would turn into potential customers for all kinds of military technology, from conventional weapons to long-range missiles and fighter jets and cyber-security systems. ...

NUTS: CES Wrap-Up
Mobiledia
Livia Acosta, Venezuela's consul general in Miami, was asked to leave after appearing in a documentary film in which she discussed cyber attacks with university students, and highlights the seriousness of the US government surrounding cyber-security ...Mobiledia